New Delhi, May 27 -- The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for biennial elections to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) from Assam and Tamil Nadu, following the upcoming retirement of eight sitting members. From Assam, Mission Ranjan Das and Birendra Prasad Baishya will retire on 14 June 2025, while from Tamil Nadu, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, M. Shanmugam, N. Chandrasegharan, M. Mohamed Abdulla, P. Wilson, and Vaiko will retire on 24 July 2025.

To fill these vacancies, the Commission has scheduled the biennial elections as follows: the notification will be issued on 2 June 2025, the last date for filing nominations is 9 June, scrutiny will take place on 10 June, and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is 12 Ju...